SUST students at RU are encouraged to check out this summer internship opportunity with one of our key community partners, Growing Power. RU undergrads have done service-learning work at Growing Power’s Chicago Lights Urban Farm in the Cabrini-Green neighborhood on Chicago’s Near-North Side for several years under the auspices of SUST 230 Food, SUST 350 Service, and PLS 391 Natural Science classes.

RU students worked at the Chicago Lights Urban Farm for SUST 350 Service & Sustainability(M. Bryson, May 2012)

Growing Power is a national nonprofit organization and land trust supporting people from diverse backgrounds, and the environments in which they live, by helping to provide equal access to healthy, high-quality, safe and affordable food for people in all communities. Growing Power implements this mission by providing hands-on training, on-the-ground demonstration, outreach and technical assistance through the development of Community Food Systems that help people grow, process, market and distribute food in a sustainable manner.

Our vision is to inspire communities to build sustainable food systems that are equitable and ecologically sound, creating a just world, one food-secure community at a time.

Applications are due by March 8, 2013. Download the application and email your completed application to chicago@growingpower.org. Applications will not be reviewed until after March 8. People of color, women, working class, and LGBTQ people are strongly encouraged to apply.